Doping: CAS strips Romanian lifter, Russian boxer of Rio medals
BERNE (Reuters) – Romanian weightlifter Gabriel Sincraian and Russian boxer Misha Aloian have been stripped of their 2016 Olympic medals after failing doping tests at the Games, the Court of Arbitration for Sport said on Thursday.
Doping: Athletes braced for bombshell from McLaren report
(Reuters) – Frustrated athletes will be watching Friday’s release of the McLaren report into doping in Russia and are ready to take action if their voices are not heard, said United States Anti-Doping Agency head Travis Tygart.
Sailing great Elvstrom dies aged 88
(Reuters) – Danish yachting great Paul Elvstrom, the first Olympian to win individual gold medals at four successive Games, died on Wednesday at his home in Hellerup. He was 88.
NFL player’s New Jersey home vandalized with racist taunts: police
NEW YORK (Reuters) – An National Football League player’s northern New Jersey home was vandalized with a swastika and other racist taunts scrawled on the inside walls during a break-in this week, according to police and photos that the player posted on…
Golf: Moving ball rule changed in wake of Johnson controversy
LONDON (Reuters) – Golf’s governing bodies have introduced a new local rule to eliminate the penalty when a ball is accidentally moved on the green, the scenario that overshadowed Dustin Johnson’s maiden major victory at this year’s U.S. Open.
Doping: Olympic re-tests keep Russia in the crosshairs
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (Reuters) – Positive re-tests of doping samples from the 2008 and 2012 Olympics have left IOC President Thomas Bach with real concerns about Russia, as well as the sport of weightlifting, he said on Thursday.
Games bid process must change so there are no losers: IOC
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (Reuters) – The way cities are awarded Olympic Games must change because too many losers are created under the current present system, the President of the International Olympic Committee said on Thursday.
FIFA bans former soccer officials over South African friendly matches
ZURICH (Reuters) – Global soccer body FIFA said on Thursday it had banned former South African soccer head Kirsten Nematandani and two other officials over violations related to friendly matches played in 2010.
Motor racing: Mercedes runs job ad for F1 driver with ‘proven track record’
LONDON (Reuters) – Mercedes posted a tongue-in-cheek job advertisement on Thursday as they seek a replacement for newly-retired Formula One world champion Nico Rosberg.
FIFA’s Infantino urges zero tolerance for child abuse
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – FIFA President Gianni Infantino has called for “zero tolerance” of child abuse in football and promised to look into ways the global governing body can do more to prevent it in the wake of the scandal sweeping the game in England….
